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Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:46:58 -0400
?Hey listees, I am in need of a new set of spark plug and coil wires for my 1990 2.1 engine. I am...
Re: Trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:45:10 -0600
...I quadruple checked > everything as far as wire to wire that’s all good. I’m guessing the splice > connectors aren’t working or...
RE: Tach for '84
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Sat, 4 May 1996 13:48:28 -0400
...The only thing that was different was the placement of the wires in the big plastic connector that the cluster plugs into. With a...
Re: Weird, Funny, Electrical and Brake Light Switch Connector Failure; Questions and Pics
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:43:33 -0400
...In hindsight, likely not possible, but I popped the connectors out and taped them up. Today the fuse blew again jostling a + wire to...
Re: Hall Sender Connector "Loose"
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:53:55 -0700
...It is still connected to the distributor and to the > wire/plug; and it is functioning. But, is is supposed to be like this...
Headlight Switch Replacement (Melted Connector)
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Tue, 8 Jun 2004 07:00:14 -0700
...the connector plug off the harness and make the connections with individual slip on connectors, crimp-connected (or soldered) to the harness wires (there...
TIICO wiring Question.
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 19:15:16 -0700
...stud with the other red wire. The big question is... what does the yellow insulated spade connector plug into? There is a picture of...
Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:36:08 -0800
...blower motor wires The wires come from a connector plugged into the back of the heater fan switch. There is also a brown ground...
Re: Stray wires around the fuse block Help!!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:47:26 -0700
...Those 1 and 2 wire connectors tie the front cooling > system to the A/C system in the rear of the van, if so...
Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:57:28 -0700
...ECU connector pin 6 is the same as frame ground. It is FI > sensor common, and may be "ground" when ECU is plugged in...
Re: Instrument cluster/tachometer UPDATE
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:18:56 EST
...I would get some green wire from Radio Shack in 25 ft roll, put a spade connector on one end and plug it to...
Crossed coil wires, Any possible damage??
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 18:27:43 -0800
...I thought I was paying better attention, but I accidentally switched the yellow connector wire on the bottom with the one on the right...
Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:58:04 -0500
...Plug this spliced green/brown wire into the hole > where the green wire is on the tach dash 14 pin connector. > > VW keeps the...
Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:28:34 -0700
...Plug this spliced green/brown wire into the > hole > where the green wire is on the tach dash 14 pin connector. Yep, that's...
Re: AC help (1987 Westy)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Tue, 12 Jan 2016 05:10:55 +0000
...a single wire type clutch. Which wire does this plug into?= I don't see anything that looks like the correct connector. I've...
Re: Trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Tue, 23 Jun 2020 05:52:35 -0400
...I quadruple > checked > > everything as far as wire to wire that’s all good. I’m guessing the > splice > > connectors aren’t working or...
Re: Need a used temp sender plug
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Thu, 17 May 2007 16:59:11 -0400
...get the plug, and crimp wires from the dealer. Use a <BR>>good<BR>>quality sealing type but connector for the splice...
Re: Cause of weak spark?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:55:45 -1000
i would d o the coil-wire-to-block spark test myself,( rather than watching the small cap spark on a spark plug.) you...
Terminal/connector source was Fridge on 12V
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 31 Aug 2014 17:24:24 -0400
...cigar lighter plug about 6'' up the wire and >terminate the cooler's cord into a pair of Powerpoles. Then wire up a >cord...
Re: Can anyone identify this plug?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:34:47 -0700
...saw, I only see 2 wires to it. Originally thought maybe it > was the cluster connector. > > So that connector normally resides near the bottom...
Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:14:56 -0700
...1) When I complete the circuit using the black wire that leaves the three-way switch and enter the main screw and plastic connectors...
Re: Can anyone identify this plug?
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:40:38 -0400
...saw, I only see 2 wires to it. Originally thought maybe it > > was the cluster connector. > > > > So that connector normally resides near the bottom...
Re: dash cluster
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:16:05 EST
...but for the earlier vans you need to swap some pins in the connector and run a wire from the coil to operate the...
Re: New Twist on Billy Bones
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 22:33:31 -0600
...I did notice one wire with a yellow >connector on the end that is not plugged into >anything. I recall when I installed the...
Re: Immobilise the van?
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 22:39:09 -0700
...plugged it back in, and it started. I unplugged it, and the van stopped. Excellent. It's a black wire, on the bottom connector...
temp sender plug?
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Thu, 17 May 2007 15:27:28 -0400
...wires.  My ground wire snapped off at the base, and then while trying to pull the metal connector out of the plug I...
Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:26:07 EST
In a message dated 12/11/02 9:21:33 AM, drillock@earthlink.net writes: << George, he said to swap the 2 plug wires...
O/2 sensor green wire repair
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:58:34 EST
...shield regular wire? The repair runs from the connector and is aprox 10 inches long. Runs by the coil and plug wires so I...
Re: SA Upper Quad Headlight Grill install ... Help ????
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Sat, 25 May 2002 11:09:39 -0400
...On the other end of the wire, crimp on a female spade connector. Now plug this wire onto the brown wire connector of the...
Re: instrument panel short = no start?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:40:20 -0800
I would unhook the green wire from the 14 pin connector and then try starting again with everything else hooked up. Mark Dan Barrett...
Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 10:14:06 +0000
...300/fuel-injector-electrical-plug-boot.html > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/A4-4-EV1-Fuel-Injector-Repair-Connectors-Pigtails-W-Rubber-Boots-/400574237501 >
Re: Random wire... Ugh.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:06:45 -0700
...While I had the > fuse panel pulled, I noticed a grey/white strip wire attached to a > yellow connector (male plug) just dangling back...
Re: Random wire... Ugh.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:51:08 -0700
...While I had the fuse panel pulled, I noticed a grey/white strip wire attached to a yellow connector (male plug) just dangling back...
Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Tue, 2 Dec 2014 21:04:06 -0800
...The "top" terminal (after the coil is mounted) has two wires attached. Those two spade connectors are carried in a nylon connector. I had...
Re: Had to cancel trip.....Help!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 15:55:40 EDT
...means plug wires are bad. Also check cap for cracks and carbon tracks. Could also be a problem with the electronic ignition connector on...
Re: Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 21 Oct 2020 04:45:48 -0700
...The fridge relay blue wire is normally plugged into pin G4 of the main relay panel as shown in the camper wiring sections. But...
Re: Wiring trouble- 1985
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:38:44 -0700
...I had a > burned wire from my ignition plug which melted some of the connections > in the fuse area. I have replaced the wiring...
Re: Wiring VDO Cylinder Head temp.
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sat, 8 Sep 2001 19:31:44 -0500
...two wires coning out of the sender into a connector, there is a >connector that plugs into the sender connector and two wires, one...
Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:02:18 -0400
...around the wire, but with 12gauge heavy duty wire, the door is not going to close. So, now looking at outside plug-ins. All...
Re: Runs great--for a minute or two ??
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:19:57 -0500
...lately, 1 one of the 4 wires did get squeeze between the little oval gasket inside the plug... like other did mention, check everything...
Re: Relay socket spade connectors
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:03:08 -0500
...on the larger wires I want to >> use, but I'd rather have the sockets for the relays to plug into. >> >> My search (Radio...
Re: bad hall control unit = no spark?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:50:05 -0500
...also remove the rubber boots from all connectors and examine the condition of the wires and the crimps right before the go into the...
MSW plug wires
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
...their great claim to fame is full ignition energy delivered to the plugs with excellent noise suppression. i found the plug end connector to...
Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:24:17 -0400
...Remove the round white connector on the back of the inner lens by turning it counterclockwise to determine which wire is the ground. Both...
Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Wed, 8 Aug 2012 16:03:40 +0100
...Neil posted a link to a very nice photo of a spade connector: http://www.turbomr2.com/MR2/HowTo/Engine_Fans/Tripac_Fan/Images...
Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:33:48 -0700
...sensors is the connector, and whether they are heated ( 3 wire ) or not ( 2wire ), shouldn't their "generic", ie connectorless, versions be listed for...
Quick, cheap and easy headlight relay
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Sat, 15 Dec 2001 02:02:01 +0800
...This connector should have a large and a small white wire with a black stripe crimped in it. That connector gets plugged in to...
Re: Headlight Relay Kit Problems
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Sun, 1 Dec 2013 09:29:54 -0800
...If the wire cannot be fit back into the connector & crimped, any auto parts store should have generic replacement spade connectors that will work...
Everything fixed...at last!
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sat, 2 Nov 96 15:31:37 EST
...plug in to the connector (my jumper wire as the reason) but hey, it was being too weird anyway. I also reconnected the connector...
Re: Intermittent miss on one cylinder
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 22:00:19 -0500
...Check the continuity of the injector plug wire. This is what I did and solved a similar problem: 1. Disconnect the battery. 2. Disconnect...
Re: power steering switch
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:11:38 -0800
...is it OK to plug it in regardless which wire going to which connector? thanks in advance dan
Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:27:59 -0400
I've diagnosed two vans with same symptoms, both Syncros on the trail, after splashing through puddles the OXS CONNECTOR and wire was soaked...
Re: No Clock & No Temp Gauge?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 9 Mar 2011 07:17:13 -0500
...Back probe the panel connector to see, pin 6 yellow/red. Clock gets its power at pin 5 of the panel connector, red wire...
Re: Ques.for 87 Syncro
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 24 Feb 1998 07:31:36 -0200
...I need the connector for the O2 > sensor that plugs into the wiring harness. I could buy a sensor from a > FLAPS but they...
Re: Go Westy tune up kit
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:19:43 -0400
...Go Westy tune up kit IIRC, at one point Bosch was making plug wire sets with an end connector that would work with both...
Re: noob already in trouble
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:30:04 -0500
...shielding can poke through the signal wire and short it. Plug a digital voltmeter into the connector from the oxygen sensor on the left...
Re: Trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:18:12 -0700
...I quadruple > checked > > everything as far as wire to wire that’s all good. I’m guessing the > splice > > connectors aren’t working or...
Re: Tach in place of clock....
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:11:54 EDT
...just change a few of the pins around in the multipoint pin connector, and run a wire from your coil to the connector plug...
Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Mon, 12 May 2003 15:04:45 -0400
...Then unplug > the connector from the ignition switch and plug it into the new one. Use > a screwdriver to operate the new switch. You...
Re: VW part# 025919101
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:55:48 -0700
...connector on the topright of the engine, near the alternator, > unplugged- typical elec hood aprx. 1cm dia (circular), with 3 pins > inside- followed wire...